Most Windows Shell and common controls DLLs implement DllGetVersion function. It allows applications to obtain DLL-specific version information to make sure that required functionality in a DLL is implemented. The Windows API support class

is used to handle Windows API structures.

VFP class below allows retrieval of a ZIP file comment or a list/count of files in the ZIP archive. It uses VFP low level file functions (LLFF) to directly read the ZIP file.

FoxTalk magazine has been taken over by DFPUG on 1st March 2008 and renamed to FoxRockX. The new editor is Rainer Becker. The first issue is in print. The magazine will be published bimonthly online/hard copy with 24 content pages plus maybe advertising or sponsored articles.

UDF below generates 128-bit GUID and returns it as a string in the format 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.

• CoCreateGuid
• StringFromGUID2

MSDN:

• CreateDirectory function - Creates a new directory one level at a time
• SHCreateDirectory function - Creates a new directory including all intermediate folders, if necessary
• CreateFolder Method - WSH
• NewFolder Method - Shell

There is more than one way to count lines in an ASCII file.

FoxPro doesn't provide a direct way to check if variable is integer or how many digits it has after decimal point but it can be accomplished using PADL() function.

In VFP 9.0 PRG contents will be copied to clipboard in RTF format as well, if there's no 'X' in the _Vfp.EditorOptions.

for more info.

It's based on the late Ed Rauh's code around SHFileOperation Win API and requires his Heap allocation class. It supports wild cards and shows standard Windows progress bar.

Visual FoxPro 9.0 Sedna is available for download on MSDN. Sedna is a collection of libraries, samples and add-ons to Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2.